Marshmallows roasting.

Meaning: This means that people are cooking marshmallows over the fire. It's like saying, People are heating marshmallows over the open flame.

Choice of Words: Marshmallows are a type of soft, sweet confection. Roasting is a verb that means to cook food by exposing it to dry heat, often over an open flame or in an oven.

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The marshmallows are getting toasty.

Meaning: This means that the marshmallows are starting to cook and turn brown. It's like saying, The marshmallows are becoming warm and cooked.

Choice of Words: Marshmallows are the soft, puffy candies that you roast over a fire. Toasty means to be warm and brown, like toast. When you put them together, "The marshmallows are getting toasty" is a description of the marshmallows becoming warm and brown as they cook over the fire.

We're making s'mores.

Meaning: This means that we are putting together s'mores, which are a campfire treat. It's like saying, We are creating s'mores by putting marshmallows, graham crackers, and chocolate together.

Choice of Words: S'mores are a campfire treat made with marshmallows, graham crackers, and chocolate. Making means to create or build something. When you put them together, "We're making s'mores" is a description of the process of creating s'mores.

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